Birth of Sir Richard Cox, Politician and Pamphleteer

Sir Richard Cox, 1st Baronet PC (25 March 1650 – 3 May 1733) the politician and pamphleteer, was born on the 25th of March 1650 in Bandon, County Cork, Ireland.

He was the great-great-grandson of Richard Cox (died 1581), Bishop of Ely from 1559 to 1581 and Chancellor of Oxford from 1547 to 1552. His family had arrived from Wiltshire in about 1600 and was dispossessed in the Irish Rebellion of 1641. His father was Captain Richard Cox II (1610–1651) and his mother was Katherine Bird, daughter of Walter Bird, and widow of Captain Thomas Batten

He was an Irish lawyer and politician, known for his writings and involvement in political affairs during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.

Cox served as a Member of Parliament and held various political positions in Ireland. His contributions to political discourse and his engagement in the affairs of the time make him a notable figure in Irish history.

He served as Chief Justice of the Common Pleas for Ireland from 1701 to 1703, Lord Chancellor of Ireland from 1703 to 1707 and as Lord Chief Justice of the Queen’s Bench for Ireland from 1711 to 1714.